Here’s a nice model for couples who’d like to preserve and share the story of their romance. You may have seen this one, as it has apparently gone viral. The wedding site of Russ Maschmeyer and Jessica Hische is a beautifully designed, amusingly written chronicle of their relationship. Their friends … Continue reading →

Three women in the life-writing realm are curating an anthology of the stories of women in the 1960s and 70s, entitled Times They Were A Changing (a Facebook page also is dedicated to the project). I’ve followed and admired the work of two of them, Linda Joy Meyers and Amber … Continue reading →

Author/blogger Sonia Marsh, on her Gutsy Living blog, holds a “My Gutsy Story” contest, every Monday featuring someone’s “My Gutsy Story.” At the end of each month, a poll asks readers to vote for their favorite “My Gutsy Story.” Stories can be in the form of written text, a 3-minute … Continue reading →

The Center for Productive Longevity (CPL) is initiating a national competition, The Later-Life Story Contest, to invite the best entrepreneur success stories and inspiring life stories from people 55 and older. Description The competition consists of two distinct submission categories: Entrepreneur Success Stories and Inspirational Later-Life Stories. Submissions will be … Continue reading →

Sean Buvala has just published a nifty multi-media training kit on writing “about me” pages, bios, and the like. I plan to review it in greater depth, but I wanted to mention it today because Sean has a special deal going on the kit. The kit is just $7 if … Continue reading →

NFL player … turned playwright … turned story evangelist? Really? Reinvention Summit 2 was my first introduction to Bo Eason, whose one-man play, Runt of the Litter, is a semiautobiographical account of Eason’s life and career as a safety for the Houston Oilers in the 1980s. Eason’s session provided a … Continue reading →

Reinvention Summit 2012 starts a week from today! One thing I haven’t touched on in all my promotions of the event is all the amazing, enduring stuff you get to enhance your professional and personal development: Twenty 60-minute sessions with leading storytelling experts – including live, interactive calls, plus Q&A … Continue reading →

Huffington Post has launched a new project called “The Moment I Knew,” a user-submitted video series in which readers tell the stories of life-changing moments they have experienced. Each section of HuffPost has chosen a different theme — whether it was the moment you knew you were in love, the … Continue reading →